Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
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To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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How to make an owl out of recycled objects
April 26, 2011 – 4:10 am | 2 Comments
How to make an owl out of recycled objects

Each holiday is always font of inspiration for our crafts, before and after. We made a lot of things on the lead to Easter and now that the day has passed we are left with …

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Cool Dr Seuss illustrations on your shoes
April 21, 2011 – 12:50 am | No Comment
Cool Dr Seuss illustrations on your shoes

 I like Dr Seuss’ books and recently we have enjoyed the numerous iPhone apps that have been popping up on the App store, but when I saw those familiar illustrations on shoes I just couldn’t …

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Easter fun for families at Kew
April 19, 2011 – 1:42 am | No Comment
Easter fun for families at Kew

The fun is on at Kew this Easter with lots of activities for families. All week you can admire the chocolate sculptures on display and take part in the chocolate workshops where kids will learn …

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From cereal box to Easter bunny bag
April 14, 2011 – 1:32 am | One Comment
From cereal box to Easter bunny bag

It’s been a while since I transformed a cereal box into something useful and pretty to look at. Yesterday morning while I was tidying up after breakfast I suddenly got an idea for an Easter …

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Funky lunchboxes
April 13, 2011 – 3:32 am | No Comment
Funky lunchboxes

 I love the funky Goodbyn lunchboxes available from Toyella. They are colourful, easy to open and most importantly the space inside is very well organized. A good size central compartment is good for sandwiches, rice …

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Monday crafts: lotus flower origami
April 11, 2011 – 3:13 am | One Comment
Monday crafts: lotus flower origami

Today I bring you another very simple spring craft that requires no glue or paint, but only paper. Yes, I am talking about origami and more specifically lotus flower origami. To make these lotus …

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Etsy find: cute sidewalk chalks
April 7, 2011 – 1:42 am | No Comment
Etsy find: cute sidewalk chalks

These cute sidewalk chalks are great for making the perfect hopscotch on the playground this spring. Lots of shapes and colours are available from Etsy’s shop Sunshine and Sidewalks. Dinosaur shapes, bugs, stars and Easter …

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Easter crafts: how to turn a plain box into a cute bunny gift box
April 5, 2011 – 1:25 am | No Comment
Easter crafts: how to turn a plain box into a cute bunny gift box

Last week I said I will be making all my Easter gift boxes this year so I started with my first one by turning a normal face cream box into a cute Easter bunny box. …

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Monday crafts: marbling
April 4, 2011 – 2:48 am | 3 Comments
Monday crafts: marbling

At the weekend we had so much fun printing paper with water, paint and oil. This type of effect is called marbling and is as messy as you want it to be. I have …

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